Strange Free World
by Kitchens Of Distinction

Strange Free World by Kitchens Of Distinction
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 6,842nd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 43 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (92nd)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (1,096th)
Award Best albums of all time (6,842nd)

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Strange Free World is ranked as the best album by Kitchens Of Distinction.

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Strange Free World
Lower ranked (7,701st) »
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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 6,842nd | 1990s rank: 1,096th | 1991 rank: 92nd
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2026matterhornriderTop 50 Music Albums of 199124/503
2026 ArthurknightTop 99 Music Albums of 199192/990
2026SkernsTop 69 Music Albums of 199125/693
2026 philbutrinTop 77 Music Albums of 199174/770
2026Cheboygan74Top 13 Music Albums of 19914/134
2026 meccaleccaTop 69 Music Albums of 199168/690
2026VanillaBeanShoegaze HW List24/70 -
2026Cheboygan74Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s16/10017
2026LittleM1971Top 88 Music Albums of 199170/881
2026 MadhattanJackTop 62 Music Albums of 19914/625
2026 videoheadcleanerTop 80 Music Albums of 199147/802
2026Exist-en-cielTop 91 Music Albums of 199184/910
2025 PurplepashTop 62 Music Albums of 199140/622
2025 johnnerBest Shoegaze & Dreampop Albums81/100 -
2025JohnnyoGreatest albums of the 90's (401 - 500) by U R C55/100 -
2025 imacgillTop 100 Music Albums of 199135/1003
2025 slatsheitTop 35 Music Albums of 19913/355
2025 MadhattanJackTop 100 Greatest Music Albums47/10049
2025 slatsheitTop 100 Music Albums of the 1990s14/10017
2025 LadyGodivaTop 50 Music Albums of 199114/504
Total Charts: Help The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. 48
Total Rank Score: Help The total rank score. 190
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Average Rating: 
74/100 (from 43 votes)
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05/19/2026 09:10 libbyshuss  Ratings distribution  8279/100
 
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04/08/2026 06:01 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  11,82170/100
 
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10/22/2025 05:33 matterhornrider  Ratings distribution  5,08281/100
 
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11/23/2024 15:34 slatsheit  Ratings distribution  2,04281/100
 
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01/01/2024 19:16 Cheboygan74  Ratings distribution  1,28952/100

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This album is rated in the top 15% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 74.2/100, a mean average of 74.7/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 74.7/100. The standard deviation for this album is 12.5.

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60/100
From 03/22/2019 22:58 | #233913
"Drive That Fast" is in my personal Top 10 of the best songs ever made. Other favorite tracks: "He Holds Her, He Needs Her" and "Railwayed".
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From 12/22/2012 17:05 | #58592
This is in my Top 5 albums of 1991. Great Indie guitar music
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From 11/01/2012 14:32 | #53922
Not their best album, Love Is Hell is far better, there are too many indistinguishable album tracks here with nothing really standing out mid-section.
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From 01/29/2012 03:59 | #36117
Debatably their best album, Strange Free World had a number of great tracks. My faves were Drive That Fast and Within the Daze of Passion. KoD are often linked with other shoegazer bands but Imo their sound was far more direct. regardless of classification, this is excellent guitar driven stuff.
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